For over 30 years, Steven Stark has offered counsel to non-profit organizations and private companies. He has a passion for helping small businesses in particular since he himself started several businesses of his own in New York and Florida. He understands the importance of small businesses having a reliable attorney to advise them about legal matters from their inception.

Representing notable clients like Tesla and the City of Los Angeles, Josh Garber excels at helping clients with employment and labor laws. Many of his past clients have had great success using Josh for employment agreements and Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) hearings. With his practical advice, he has even helped clients avoid going to court.

Sean is an intellectual property attorney living in California who specializes in patent, copyright, and trademark law. He also provides services related to growing startups and maintaining successful intellectual property portfolios. When working with startups, he particularly enjoys building intellectual property portfolios that can grow their business.

Kenneth Mitchell-Phillips owns and operates a full-service law firm out of Oregon and Washington serving businesses of all sizes. From small start-ups who just opened their doors to Fortune 500 companies of the Northwest, Mitchell-Phillips focuses his 25-years of business experience on helping his clients with business transactions, real estate matters, civil litigation, and estate planning.

Patrick Johnston specializes in litigation legal issues and have been licensed to practice law in Massachusetts for 21 years. Patrick was an assistant attorney at the Office of the Attorney General for five and a half years. After leaving this position, he became part of a boutique law firm and has been operating Johnston Law Office for the past 17 years. Patrick was awarded a J.D. in law at the New England School of Law and also holds a B.A. in economics.

If your company is on the cutting edge of technology, you need an attorney that loves working on the edge with you. Derek Haake is a perfect fit. Whether you are developing an emerging technology or dealing with big data, Mr. Haake wants to be right next to you every step of the way. Mr. Haake can help with formation, employment, operations, contracts, securities, and mergers.

Steve has developed his professional experience in the Silicon Valley where he has represented many startups and established companies on cases related to intellectual property protection, transactional, licensing, and tech. He is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Nikkou Law, which focuses on getting his clients the most of any deal while containing risks to acceptable levels.

Lauren Roberts was the Senior Associate working for the Law Offices of Bovino & Associates. She is now a Corporate Attorney with plenty experience - handling Corporate Transactions, Intellectual Property, Business Matters and Legal Research. She is well-equipped in conducting of extensive due diligence reviews. Roberts attended the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2008 and graduated with her J.D. three years later. Just prior to that, she graduated cum laude from the New York University.

Attorney Margaret Fitzsimmons has experience representing her clients throughout all stages of their litigation needs including at the state and federal level. She is seasoned in civil litigation as well as labor and employment law. Whether you need help during a jury trial or you want to negotiate on an agreement, she is the lawyer to choose. Ms. Fitzsimmons is also experienced in handling cases in front of the National Labor Relations Board.

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Our experienced Lakewood employment attorneys & lawyers can help guide you on how to proceed with various employee decisions such as reviewing employee documents such as contracts, agreements, policies, and handbooks, along with difficult decisions such as firing, lawsuits, claims, and complaints.

Although not every single employment contract will require legal assistance, many employment lawyers would recommend avoiding unilateral employment contracts that strongly benefit one side over the other. These types of employee contracts rarely hold up in court, yet having the funds needed to combat an issue in court can limit the employee’s options.

A confidentiality agreement and a non-compete agreement are common forms of employee contracts that one of our Lakewood employment attorneys can help customize for your business. If your business needs to fire an employee, proper measures should be taken from a business legal standpoint to ensure proper communication and a smooth transition of dismissing that employee. In any case, we suggest you connect with our employment attorneys to discuss your options.

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